One stroke - One

Japanese: 一筆 - いっぴつ

〘noun〙① A single brush. [Wu Rong - Hezashu Sangshu Tofuzenjiro Shi]② To write one character in a row without stopping in between. Writing in one stroke. ③ The same handwriting. Also, to write from beginning to end by one person. ※Imakagami (1170) 5 "That Sadanobu no Kimi wrote the entire sutra in one stroke." ④ A piece of writing. A letter. ※Amakusahon Heike (1592) 3 "Gwanjo wo yppit (ippit) kai te sasagyou to omou ga" ※Joruri, Goju-nen-ki-ka Nembutsu (1707) 1 "If you and I could save one brush from that man." ⑤ (meaning to take up a brush and write it down, or to write only what is necessary in one stroke) Words written at the beginning of a letter. → A brush is written upon you. ※Kaidan Botan Doro (The Peony Lantern) (1884) by San'yutei Encho, volume 5, "I would like to write to you. Regarding the fishing boat trip along the Nakagawa River that we promised the other day."⑥ One word. One phrase. A short sentence. [New Book of Tang - Zhong Fu Biography] ⑦ (In the land survey book, the location, rice yield, area, owner, etc. of each field are recorded in one line. ) A record of a section of field or residential land. Also, that piece of land. One brush. One piece. [Chihou Hanreiroku (1794)] ⑧ A unit of land division used in real estate registration.

hitofude [one stroke]

〘noun〙① To write something in particular. To write something down a little. Also, a short piece of text. A single piece of calligraphy or painting. Ippitsu. *Takanohon Heike (before the 13th century) vol. 1 "He wrote a single brush stroke and sent it out to the masses." ② To continue writing without stopping with the brush. To write in one breath. Also, to write carelessly. *Konjaku (around 1120?) vol. 28 "He wrote it down in just one stroke." ③ (This is because in land survey books, the location, rice yield, area, owner, etc. of each field are recorded in one line) A record of a section of fields or residential land. Also, the land. Generally refers to a plot on the land registry. Ippitsu.

ichi-fude [one stroke]

〘 noun 〙 The beginning of writing. Also, the first in a group or among a group of people. The head of the group. The first brush stroke. ※Rakuya Zue Shui (1802) Vol. 1 "Signboard under the tower〈abbreviated〉The three strokes below the arrow tower are recommended. This is the first, middle, and final brush stroke."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 一本の筆。〔呉融‐和座主尚書登布善寺楼詩〕② 途中で墨継ぎをしないで、文字を続けて書くこと。一筆がき。③ 同じ筆跡。また、一人で最初から終わりまで書くこと。※今鏡（1170）五「そのさだのぶのきみは一切経を一筆にかきたまへる」④ 一通の書面。一通の書状。※天草本平家（1592）三「グヮンジョヲ yppit(イッピツ) カイテササギョウトヲモウガ」※浄瑠璃・五十年忌歌念仏（1707）上「そなたとわれとにあの仁から一筆とって置ならば」⑤ (筆をとって書いて申し上げる、また、要用だけを一筆しるすの意) 書状の初めに書くことば。→一筆啓上。※怪談牡丹燈籠（1884）〈三遊亭円朝〉五「一筆申入候。過日御約束致置候中川漁船行の義は」⑥ 一つの語。一つの句。短い文章。〔新唐書‐鐘傅伝〕⑦ (検地帳には、一場所ずつ、その田畑の所在、石高(こくだか)、面積、所有者などをひとくだりにしるしたところから) 一区切りの田畑、宅地の記録。また、その土地。ひとふで。いちまい。〔地方凡例録（1794）〕⑧ 不動産登記における土地区分の一単位。

ひと‐ふで【一筆】

〘名〙① 特に書きつけること。ちょっと書きつけること。また、短い文。一通の書画。いっぴつ。※高野本平家（１３Ｃ前）一「一筆(フデ)かいて大衆の中へつかはす」② 筆を休めないで書きつづけること。一息に書くこと。また、無造作に書くこと。※今昔（1120頃か）二八「只一筆に書たるに」③ (検地帳には、一場所ずつ、その田畑の所在、石高、面積、所有者などをひとくだりにしるしたところから) 一区切りの田畑、宅地の記録。また、その土地。一般に土地登記上の一区画をいう。いっぴつ。